Thursday, November 28
Palm Springs, CA
3:30 PM
University of Washington
vs
Colorado State
Dawgs Open Acrisure Invitational With Thanksgiving Matchup Against Colorado State
November 27, 2024 | Men's Basketball
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Having won three games on the bounce, the Washington men's basketball team will celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with a neutral site meeting with Colorado State to kickoff the Acrisure Invitational.
Tipoff from Acrisure Arena is set for 3:30 p.m. PT. Both of UW's games in the desert will be televised on TruTV and available for streaming on Max. Both matchups will also be available on your radio dial on 950 KJR-AM, with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the call. Links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
OPENING TIPS
» Thursdays game will be the third time in the last 10 seasons that UW has played on Thanksgiving day
» UW is 1-1 in those Thanksgiving games, defeating Saint Mary's 68-84 in OT in 2022 and falling 82-70 to Texas in 2016
» The Huskies are coming off of a 3-0 homestand
» UW's 4-game home winning streak is its longest to start a season since 2019-20 (6 games)
» Washington is 18-3 at home in non-conference play since the start of the 2022-23 season
» Washington has been a second half team, outscoring its opponents by 35 points in the second 20 minutes of play
» Washington ranks eighth in the nation at 6.6 blocks per game, recording six or more blocks in
all but one game
» The Huskies are averaging 27.8 free throws per game, ranking 21st nationally
» Of the 70.4 points per game UW is averaging, 27.40 points per game have come off the bench
ABOUT COLORADO STATE
» Colorado State is in its 7th season under head coach Niko Medved
» A 12-year head coaching veteran, Medved is one win shy of 200 for his career
» The Rams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid in two of the last three seasons, picking up CSU's first tournament win since 2012 in last season's First Four, defeating Virginia
» The Rams were picked to finish seventh in the Mountain West
» Colorado State was forced to replace 4-of-5 starters from the 2023-24 season
» The lone returning starter, Nique Clifford, was tabbed to the Mountain West Preseason Team
» Clifford led CSU in rebounding last season, also posting a team-high nine double-doubles
» CSU enters Thursday's matchup at 3-2, having dropped back-to-back games to Ole Miss and UC Riverside
» Leading a group of three Rams averaging double figure scoring, Clifford ranks third in the Mountain West at 18.8 points per game
» Clifford also ranks second nationally with 9.20 defensive rebounds per game, pulling down 10.0 boards per game overall to rank 19th
» As a team, Colorado State averages 19.2 assists per game, ranking second in the Mountain West and 21st in the nation
SERIES HISTORY - COLORADO STATE
» In four previous meetings, CSU leads the all-time series with UW 3-1
» The Rams have won each of the last three matchups with the Huskies
» Last season, Washington dropped a tight battle with CSU, 86-81, at the Legends of Basketball Invitational in Las Vegas
» Washington has faced Colorado State just twice in the last 50 years (2023 & 2012), also taking on CSU in 1962 and 1963
STAT STUFFER
» Great Osobor has led the Huskies in points, rebounds and steals in 3-of-5 games
» Osobor ranks fourth in the nation with 3.40 steals per game, ranking sixth nationally in rebounding average at 11.2
» In UW's season-opening win over UC Davis, Osobor became the first Power-6 player with at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and 6 steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
» Osobor is 1-of-4 players 6-8 or taller over the last 20 years to record 6+ steals in 2 games in a season (Corey Brewer, Marcus Dove, Cody Zeller)
» Osobor's 7 steals against Seattle Pacific were the most by a Husky since Matisse Thybulle had 3 games with 7 steals during the 2018-19 season
» Osobor is the only player in the nation with multiple 6+ steal games this season
» Osobor's 18 rebounds vs. UMass Lowell were the most by a Husky since Nate Roberts pulled down 19 vs. Northern Illinois in 2021
VET SCHOOL
» Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
» Washington players have appeared in 857 total collegiate games
» The Huskies own 509 career starts
» Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (109), DJ Davis (120), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (108)
» 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
» UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
SWAT TEAM
» Washington ranks eighth in the nation at 6.6 blocks per game
» Harris' 2.60 blocks per game ranks 14th nationally
» Harris is the first Husky with four or more blocks in back-to-back games (vs. Seattle Pacific and UMass Lowell) since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
» Harris is 1-of-7 players under 6-9 in the nation with multiple 4+ block games
RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
» Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
» Wilhelm Breidenbach is the only returning Husky to play in more than 10 games a season ago
» UW returners started just 16 games in 2023-24, or 10 percent of Washington's total number of starts
» UW's 9.7% returning scoring is the 16th lowest in the nation
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 252-87 (.743) at Alaska Airlines Arena
» The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 18 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 17 times
» UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 14 of the past 20 seasons, including each of the last three seasons
» Washington has won at least 80% of its home games nine times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more four times
PORTAL HOPPING
» Washington bolstered its roster with eight D1 players out of the transfer portal
» The eight additions via the transfer portal are the most in a single season for UW
» Four Huskies (DJ Davis, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Kortright, Great Osobor) have transferred twice in their collegiate careers
» In total, 10 of UW's 16 players came to Washington via the transfer portal
» Washington has added at least three players through the transfer portal in each of the past four years
THE GREAT ONE
» Great Osobor has spent his entire collegiate career with UW head coach Danny Sprinkle, following Sprinkle from Montana State and Utah State
» Osobor was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2023-24
» Osobor was also tabbed the Mountain West Player and Newcomer of the Year
» Osobor earned Big Sky Top-Reserve honors as a sophomore at Montana State
» Osobor landed on the watchlists for the Karl Malone Award and Wooden Award
» Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by CBS's Jon Rothstein and ESPN's Jay Bilas
» Osobor was ranked at the No. 15 on CBS' Top 100 and 1 Best Players Entering the 2024-25 season
» Osobor was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team
FREE MONEY
» DJ Davis led the nation in free throw percentage in 2023-24 at 95.0 percent
» Davis was perfect from the charity stripe in 23-of-27 games in which he attempted at least one free throw
» Davis converted a career high 10 free throws twice last season, vs. SEMO (11/10) and vs. Texas Tech (11/30)
» Davis shot 86.5 percent from the free throw line over three seasons at UC Irvine, including 90.4 percent as a sophomore
» Davis owns an 89.1 percent free throw percentage for his career
» Davis has shot 100 percent on free throws for a game with at least five attempts 15 times in his career
A B1G NEW ERA
» Washington enters its first season in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25
» The Big Ten received six bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tied for third most of any conference
» UW was a founding member of what would eventually become the Pac-12 Conference, chartering the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915
» Washington also remained in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1925
» Washington is 358-347 all-time against current Big Ten member institutions
» UW is 47-33 against Big Ten opponents not including Oregon, UCLA and USC
» Washington has played 14-of-17 fellow Big Ten Members
» UW has never faced Maryland, Penn State or Rutgers
THE SPRINKLE EFFECT
» Teams in their first year under Danny Sprinkle have increased their win total from the previous season
» Sprinkle-led teams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid three straight seasons
» During those three seasons, Sprinkle's teams have lost just 11 conference games
» Sprinkle's teams have had at least three players earn all-conference honors in each of the last four seasons
» Sprinkle took a Utah State team that returned nine minutes from the previous season and led the Aggies to their first-ever outright Mountain West title
» Was named a Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist for his efforts at Utah State
» In year three at Montana State, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to their first NCAA bid in 26 years
» Sprinkle's Montana State followed with a 25-10 record in 2022-23, winning the Big Sky Tournament to earn a second-consecutive NCAA bid
» It was the first time Montana State had posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since 1927-29
IT FEELS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME
» Danny Sprinkle is the 20th head coach in Washington men's basketball history
» Since legendary coach Hec Edmundson took over on Montlake for the 1920-21 season, eight of UW's 11 head coaches have posted a winning season
» In six of those 11 seasons under first-year head coaches, UW has posted a record of .600 or better
» Washington is 254-184 all-time under first-year head coaches (.580)
» Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 192-152 (.558)
HUSKY GREAT COMES HOME
» Former Husky standout Abdul Gaddy joins Danny Sprinkle's first Washington staff as director of player development
» Gaddy, who graduated in 2013, was a two-time captain for the Dawgs
» Gaddy ranks second all-time at Washington with 469 career assists
» Gaddy was a 2012 nominee for the Bob Cousy Award
» Gaddy played professionally in Italy, Latvia and Germany before playing four years in the NBA G League
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
» Former Tacoma Curtis star Zoom Diallo is UW's highest-rated recruit since the Dawgs signed five-star prospects Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart in 2019
» Diallo is a consensus four-star prospect per 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
» Diallo is Washington's ninth-ever McDonald's All-American and the fourth in the last five years, joining Jackson Grant (2021), McDaniels and Stewart (2019)
» The No. 1 player in Washington and 2022-23 Washington Gatorade Player of the Year, Diallo was rated the no. 3 point guard and no. 43 player in the country by ESPN
Tipoff from Acrisure Arena is set for 3:30 p.m. PT. Both of UW's games in the desert will be televised on TruTV and available for streaming on Max. Both matchups will also be available on your radio dial on 950 KJR-AM, with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the call. Links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
OPENING TIPS
» Thursdays game will be the third time in the last 10 seasons that UW has played on Thanksgiving day
» UW is 1-1 in those Thanksgiving games, defeating Saint Mary's 68-84 in OT in 2022 and falling 82-70 to Texas in 2016
» The Huskies are coming off of a 3-0 homestand
» UW's 4-game home winning streak is its longest to start a season since 2019-20 (6 games)
» Washington is 18-3 at home in non-conference play since the start of the 2022-23 season
» Washington has been a second half team, outscoring its opponents by 35 points in the second 20 minutes of play
» Washington ranks eighth in the nation at 6.6 blocks per game, recording six or more blocks in
all but one game
» The Huskies are averaging 27.8 free throws per game, ranking 21st nationally
» Of the 70.4 points per game UW is averaging, 27.40 points per game have come off the bench
ABOUT COLORADO STATE
» Colorado State is in its 7th season under head coach Niko Medved
» A 12-year head coaching veteran, Medved is one win shy of 200 for his career
» The Rams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid in two of the last three seasons, picking up CSU's first tournament win since 2012 in last season's First Four, defeating Virginia
» The Rams were picked to finish seventh in the Mountain West
» Colorado State was forced to replace 4-of-5 starters from the 2023-24 season
» The lone returning starter, Nique Clifford, was tabbed to the Mountain West Preseason Team
» Clifford led CSU in rebounding last season, also posting a team-high nine double-doubles
» CSU enters Thursday's matchup at 3-2, having dropped back-to-back games to Ole Miss and UC Riverside
» Leading a group of three Rams averaging double figure scoring, Clifford ranks third in the Mountain West at 18.8 points per game
» Clifford also ranks second nationally with 9.20 defensive rebounds per game, pulling down 10.0 boards per game overall to rank 19th
» As a team, Colorado State averages 19.2 assists per game, ranking second in the Mountain West and 21st in the nation
SERIES HISTORY - COLORADO STATE
» In four previous meetings, CSU leads the all-time series with UW 3-1
» The Rams have won each of the last three matchups with the Huskies
» Last season, Washington dropped a tight battle with CSU, 86-81, at the Legends of Basketball Invitational in Las Vegas
» Washington has faced Colorado State just twice in the last 50 years (2023 & 2012), also taking on CSU in 1962 and 1963
STAT STUFFER
» Great Osobor has led the Huskies in points, rebounds and steals in 3-of-5 games
» Osobor ranks fourth in the nation with 3.40 steals per game, ranking sixth nationally in rebounding average at 11.2
» In UW's season-opening win over UC Davis, Osobor became the first Power-6 player with at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and 6 steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
» Osobor is 1-of-4 players 6-8 or taller over the last 20 years to record 6+ steals in 2 games in a season (Corey Brewer, Marcus Dove, Cody Zeller)
» Osobor's 7 steals against Seattle Pacific were the most by a Husky since Matisse Thybulle had 3 games with 7 steals during the 2018-19 season
» Osobor is the only player in the nation with multiple 6+ steal games this season
» Osobor's 18 rebounds vs. UMass Lowell were the most by a Husky since Nate Roberts pulled down 19 vs. Northern Illinois in 2021
VET SCHOOL
» Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
» Washington players have appeared in 857 total collegiate games
» The Huskies own 509 career starts
» Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (109), DJ Davis (120), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (108)
» 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
» UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
SWAT TEAM
» Washington ranks eighth in the nation at 6.6 blocks per game
» Harris' 2.60 blocks per game ranks 14th nationally
» Harris is the first Husky with four or more blocks in back-to-back games (vs. Seattle Pacific and UMass Lowell) since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
» Harris is 1-of-7 players under 6-9 in the nation with multiple 4+ block games
RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
» Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
» Wilhelm Breidenbach is the only returning Husky to play in more than 10 games a season ago
» UW returners started just 16 games in 2023-24, or 10 percent of Washington's total number of starts
» UW's 9.7% returning scoring is the 16th lowest in the nation
MONTLAKE MAGIC
» Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 252-87 (.743) at Alaska Airlines Arena
» The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 18 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 17 times
» UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 14 of the past 20 seasons, including each of the last three seasons
» Washington has won at least 80% of its home games nine times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more four times
PORTAL HOPPING
» Washington bolstered its roster with eight D1 players out of the transfer portal
» The eight additions via the transfer portal are the most in a single season for UW
» Four Huskies (DJ Davis, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Kortright, Great Osobor) have transferred twice in their collegiate careers
» In total, 10 of UW's 16 players came to Washington via the transfer portal
» Washington has added at least three players through the transfer portal in each of the past four years
THE GREAT ONE
» Great Osobor has spent his entire collegiate career with UW head coach Danny Sprinkle, following Sprinkle from Montana State and Utah State
» Osobor was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2023-24
» Osobor was also tabbed the Mountain West Player and Newcomer of the Year
» Osobor earned Big Sky Top-Reserve honors as a sophomore at Montana State
» Osobor landed on the watchlists for the Karl Malone Award and Wooden Award
» Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by CBS's Jon Rothstein and ESPN's Jay Bilas
» Osobor was ranked at the No. 15 on CBS' Top 100 and 1 Best Players Entering the 2024-25 season
» Osobor was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team
FREE MONEY
» DJ Davis led the nation in free throw percentage in 2023-24 at 95.0 percent
» Davis was perfect from the charity stripe in 23-of-27 games in which he attempted at least one free throw
» Davis converted a career high 10 free throws twice last season, vs. SEMO (11/10) and vs. Texas Tech (11/30)
» Davis shot 86.5 percent from the free throw line over three seasons at UC Irvine, including 90.4 percent as a sophomore
» Davis owns an 89.1 percent free throw percentage for his career
» Davis has shot 100 percent on free throws for a game with at least five attempts 15 times in his career
A B1G NEW ERA
» Washington enters its first season in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25
» The Big Ten received six bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tied for third most of any conference
» UW was a founding member of what would eventually become the Pac-12 Conference, chartering the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915
» Washington also remained in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1925
» Washington is 358-347 all-time against current Big Ten member institutions
» UW is 47-33 against Big Ten opponents not including Oregon, UCLA and USC
» Washington has played 14-of-17 fellow Big Ten Members
» UW has never faced Maryland, Penn State or Rutgers
THE SPRINKLE EFFECT
» Teams in their first year under Danny Sprinkle have increased their win total from the previous season
» Sprinkle-led teams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid three straight seasons
» During those three seasons, Sprinkle's teams have lost just 11 conference games
» Sprinkle's teams have had at least three players earn all-conference honors in each of the last four seasons
» Sprinkle took a Utah State team that returned nine minutes from the previous season and led the Aggies to their first-ever outright Mountain West title
» Was named a Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist for his efforts at Utah State
» In year three at Montana State, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to their first NCAA bid in 26 years
» Sprinkle's Montana State followed with a 25-10 record in 2022-23, winning the Big Sky Tournament to earn a second-consecutive NCAA bid
» It was the first time Montana State had posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since 1927-29
IT FEELS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME
» Danny Sprinkle is the 20th head coach in Washington men's basketball history
» Since legendary coach Hec Edmundson took over on Montlake for the 1920-21 season, eight of UW's 11 head coaches have posted a winning season
» In six of those 11 seasons under first-year head coaches, UW has posted a record of .600 or better
» Washington is 254-184 all-time under first-year head coaches (.580)
» Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 192-152 (.558)
HUSKY GREAT COMES HOME
» Former Husky standout Abdul Gaddy joins Danny Sprinkle's first Washington staff as director of player development
» Gaddy, who graduated in 2013, was a two-time captain for the Dawgs
» Gaddy ranks second all-time at Washington with 469 career assists
» Gaddy was a 2012 nominee for the Bob Cousy Award
» Gaddy played professionally in Italy, Latvia and Germany before playing four years in the NBA G League
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
» Former Tacoma Curtis star Zoom Diallo is UW's highest-rated recruit since the Dawgs signed five-star prospects Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart in 2019
» Diallo is a consensus four-star prospect per 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
» Diallo is Washington's ninth-ever McDonald's All-American and the fourth in the last five years, joining Jackson Grant (2021), McDaniels and Stewart (2019)
» The No. 1 player in Washington and 2022-23 Washington Gatorade Player of the Year, Diallo was rated the no. 3 point guard and no. 43 player in the country by ESPN
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